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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
A Visit to southern California.

Siour City Commercial bulletin: Among
the visitors to southern California the
past winter were George E. Weaver and
wife of this city, who passed several OF
the coolest months of the season very
pleasantly in the vicinity of Los Angeles
and San Diego. In conversation with
the editor of this journal few days
ago, Mr.. Weaver, in an entertaining
manner, told of the thousands of people
ilocking 10 that country every year, in
quest of health, pleasure and rest, many
of whom represent the wealthy business
classes of New York, Boston, st. Paul
Minneapolis and other representative
cities.
In former years it has been the prac.
tice of tourists seeking a milder climate
during the winter months to go to Flor.
ida, but owing to the great amount OF
malaria which prevails in that country
at almost all times of the year, invalids
tourists and others are of late turning
their attention in the direction of south.
ern California. Mr.. Weaver, who went
to the Pacific coast principally owing to
rheumatism, with which he has been
afflicted for years, and also on account
of his wife's health, states that they
were both benefited in very large de-
gree by the change. During his visit he
purchased delightful residence in Los
Angeles, where he proposes to pass the
winter season in the future. While al
San Diego he found the real estate bust
ness very active, and invested in a mum
Der of tracts which have since risen in
value. He is very favorably impressed
with the class of people he met will
there, which is said to be mostly Amer
leans from the eastern and western
cities and towns, who find living cheap
er and more pleasant there than in &
colder climate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
GOOD WORDS FOR THE BIG MILL

Several business men from the East
have at different times visited friends
i'm Mankato, and while here have had
their attention called to the merits of
Hubbard x Co. 's"Superlative, and on
returning home have ordered some of
this flour, and in every instance have
built up fine business on it.
The latest was Geo. S. Robbins, OF
Chester, Vermont, brother-in-law of DR..
Harrington, who writes the mill com
pany under d.:te of April 2Sth: 81 will
say the -four has given excellent salts
faction. think can sell more Super
latiye than any spring patent ever
sold"
Daniel Loebs, of Rochester, N. Y,
who is also new customer, says: "The
-four gave good satisfaction every way
and everywhere, will take two more
cars of it,"
w. n. Carpenter, Amsterdam, n. Y,
who was in this vicinity last year, and
accidently happened in at the mill one
day, and who has since bought large
amount of the -four, says: 81 consider il
the best -four have ever handled. II
only requires one trial to convince the
most skeptical. My sales are increasing
daily"
These statements, coming unsolicited
are certainly very gratifying to Messrs
Hubbard & Co.
In this connection the following clip
ping from the Sioux City Commercial
Bulletin will also be read with interest
| The demand i'm this market for the ar
ticle of -four manufactured by the Man
kato Touring mills is clearly shown when
| the fact is stated that one merchant
alone in Sioux City, Geo. +. Weaver
paid upwards of $25, 900 for this commo
dity during the past eight months. In
this branch of business Mr.. Weaver is
the most extensive dealer in this mark.
eft, his sales covering a wide territory
and his goods giving the best of satisfac.
| ton wherever sold. In addition to his
large -four business Mr.. Weaver is also
heavy dealer in lime, cement, etc, his
sales of lime reaching 10000 barrels dur.
| ing the past year, and other materials
| used by builders in like proportion. He
| is likewise engaged in the manufacture
| of mattresses, an industry in this city
which is due to the keen perceptive fac.
ulties of Mr.. Weaver, who, a few years
ago, laid the foundation of manufac.
| turing business which has since rapid.
ly developed into most profitable en-.
| terprise. The goods manufactured by
Mr.. Weaver find ready sale among the
furniture dealers in this territory, and
the quality and price will bear critical
comparison with leading eastern manu-.
facturers. There is no more reliable
man i'm the northwest than Geo. K
| Weaver, whose word can always be de.
| pended upon, and a gentleman whom il
is always a pleasure for the Commercial
Bulletin to recommend to the notice OF
its thousands of readers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

The examination Of applications from
re druggists Of Topeka to sell liquor I'M.
4er the new liquor law for the excepted
purposes provided in the prohibition
u nendment, was commenced Monday
,cfore the probate judge. The law re-
{, Tires the seller to have a petition
: ;gned by twenty-five ladies, in which
ne pledges TO sell only to persons pre-
senting a sworn statement that the liquor
- to be used only for specified medicinal
/ Irposes. The ladies of the Woman's
{ hristian Temperance Union examined
i::e applications and antagonized most
4, { them. Out of six applications exam
med Monday three were accepted.
1 here were twenty-four applications on
lie. The ladies object TO most of them,
3 nd are using their influence to have
ilem rejected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
PRESS COMMENT.

New York Sun: We think that as an
aspirant for q second nomination to he
given bv the grand old Democratic party
Grover Cleveland is beaten.
Detroit Tribune: To-day the Demo-
cratic party in every doubtful State IN the
Union is depending upon the 'saloon I'm
politics. 10 save Democracy from defeat
at the coming Presidential election
New York Herald, The song says that
there's nothing half so sweet in life as
loves young DREAM" but for pure sac
charine substance political "pulp' can
give odds to cloves young dream" every
time.
st. Louis Republican,: Though We may
not see our way to take hygiene as the
basis of our morals, we may hope for
much from scientific hygiene as an as
sistant IN removing manv physical causes
of immortality.
New York World: The principle OF
local self government is to be jealousy
| SuaiuSu, but tbSiS Nah bS uO ruCiiitC VI
reasonable home rule in proposing some
thing to correct this tangle of the mar
rage relation. We want uniformity.
Leadville Democrat. If the Democrats
are wise i'm 'SS they will toss Cleveland
and his sham and pretense overheard,
and nominate Allen q. Thurman for
President. If they cannot win under
the red bandanna banner, they will de-
serve to lose.
Philadelphia Times: Let labor be on
guard against every advance of the an
archist, and when labor shall repel him
as its meanest and most malignant enc
my, the anarchist will speedily perish
from the government that is "of the
people, for the people, and by the peo-
ple."
Denver Republican,: Mr.. Cleveland
has managed the second term discussion
admirably. He has maintained dis
Greet sllence-fallen into state of inno-
cuous desnetude, as it were-on this
point. He can very consistently accept
the denomination when it is rendered
to him, as it certainty will be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTIVE.

Pivotalism is the great evil of electing
Presidents by States instead of by the
people. PihsL,rg Press.
Presidential tickets in the spring of
1887 are apt to die of old age before the
fall of 1SSS.-Baltimore American.
1t looks very much as if Grover has
become convinced that 1888 isn't going
TO be good year for the Democrats
Toledo Blade.
We don't believe any other result is
possible. Mr.. Cleveland cannot escape
it. The Democratic party cannot pro-
pose any name but his TO the country,
Washington Critic.
Politics in the United States would be-
come Il decidedly prosaicand somber af-
fair if the free trader should suddenly
be struck with CLEAN of sense and dis
continue his antics.-S. Louis Globe Dem
Ocrdt.
The advocacy by the National, of the
nomination of Robert Il. Lincoln as the
next Republican Presidential candidate
has developed the fact that very large
number of Republicans regard Mr. Lin
coin, in point of availability, as possess
ing great advantage over any other can
didate that can be mentioned atlanta,
Ga, National.
What the machines will do after they
get to work, no one can foretell. Mr..
Cleveland himself would give a good
deal to know. For ourselves, we have
not much faith in structure, part of
which is made of flinty Democracy,
while the other parts are made of Mug
wumpic alder pitch.-Ne,0 York Mail and
Express.
If, when the time for nomination
comes, Mr.. Cleveland seems to be the
man for the head of the ticket, the Dem
ocratic Convention would be silly not to
renominate him, whether this should be
agreeable to him or not. If success
should be more certain with some one
else, no doubt it will take that man.
New York Herald.
The Sherman boom has alarmed the
Democrats of New York, and they fear
the effect of the Ohio Senator's protec-
ton ideas upon the rank and. file of
Democratic workmen. Hence the orders
have gone out to the advocates of free
trade to keep their peculiar views on
the tariff i'm the backgrounds for time.
-Aibiad Ore, Courier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

Mankato was quite we'll represented
here yesterday. Architect Pass, Gay
lord Lamb, Sheriff Piper, Henry Line
and Derosa all registered at the Maple
ton House, where they are always sure
of a good square meal. Pass was look
ing after the wants of our school board
Line 4 Derosa were dispensing lightning
while Piper and Lamb were--were--well,
you know-and it wasn't a very good
day for Mankato, either.
John Wagner has just received notice
of the allowance of his pension claim
amounting to something over $1,000
Shake, John, it is a Just claim and
ought TO have been paid long ago.
The council have decided to fiji the
ditch on the north side of block two OF
Berry 4 Plymat's addition. They hope
to adopt a complete system of tile drain
ing for the whole village within the next
year.
Titles mule is gone; but why should
Guy be lonesome? We would rather
want it than to have it.
John tombstone sold his Hass farm to
Robert Wager yesterday. Land is get
ting to be cheap article in and about
Mapleton.
The Treanor boys have their new shop
well under way and will be ready for
business in few days.
Brown, Wishart 4 Orr will open their
branch store at Easton on the 18th inst.
Since it don't effect their business here
any, we say success go with you bows.
otherwise we would kick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
Is Blaine Out of the Racer

WASHINGTON, May "a very promi-
nent Republican who has held numer-
Gus conferences recently with the lead
ers of his party in New York and else
where says this: "Mr. Blaine is going
To Europe To remain, il is said, until af-
ter the Republican nominating conven-
ton has been held. Ii would not sur
prise him if before that convention the
Republicans should be officially in
formed that Mr.. Blaine would not be a
candidate. 1t is known that those who
are nearest him are convinced that the
feeling is growing with him that il may
be unwise for him to make another con-
test for the nomination. His health is
not good. Even his most intimate
friends, like Whitelaw Reid and Will
liam Walter Phelps, are not quite GER
tain that he ought to subject himself TO
the excitement of another campaign
Some of the members of Mr.. Blaine's
family are of the opinion that he ought
not Ia be candidate. 1t will not be a
political miracle, therefore, if the Re-
publicans should enter their convention
with Mr.. Blaine out of the field"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
A TERRIFICTHUNDER STORM.
1t Plays Havoc in the Western Part
of Pennsylvania.


PIrrsBURG, May ga terrific thunder
storm, accompanied by heavy hail and
wind equal to hurricane, passed over
the Allegheny mountains IN the eastern
part of Somerset and western part of
Bedford counties last evening. A few
moments before the storm came, a rolling
discharge like that of many cannons,
was heard in the distance, and as the
clouds rolled across the sky, the roaring
increased. The storm struck the noun
tains. moving in northwesterly direc-
ton, and was about a quarter of a mile
wide. For two miles large trees were
twisted of like straws, and everything
in its path ironed on to earth. In some
instances, immense trees were caught
up and carried several hundred feet into
the AIR, and hurled back again with such
swiftness that it cannot be described
The lightning was fearful, and struck q
barn belonging to man named Barnhardt
living on the mountain, and totally de.
molished it, the wind carrying away
what portions the lightning did not de.
stroy. The hail fell i'm stones as large al
eggs, and vegetation of all kinds suffered
severely. The damage to fruit trees anG
timber will amount to thousands of dol.
lars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
JENSEN & FIRESTONE
BUGGY DEPARTMENT.

We have the largest, best and most
complete Buggy and Carriage Factory
and Repository there is to be found
in the west and are now manufactur-
ing more and better goods than ever
before and we have the best, most
skilled mechanics that money can
hire. We feel confident the people
of this locality are interested in build
ing up, encouraging and patronizing
home manufactures in case they can
get as much or more for their money
than elsewhere, and we know that in
order for us to merit their patronage,
we can't do it on goods made as
cheap as possible, but as good as can
be and at prices as low as the quality
of the work can be afforded. We
produce open and top buggies and
carriages of all styles, Spring Wagons,
&c.
We also keep in stock large line
Of eastern factory work. Our know
ledge of the buggy business is such
that enables us to judge as to what
manufacturers produce the best goods,
so that we know what we are selling
and can give better goods for the mon
ey than is to be had elsewhere and
parties purchasing of us know where
to come in case the goods do not come
up to what we claim. Call and see
us, look over our shops and work.
We do all kind of repairing.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DE-
PARTMENT.
Our goods in this line are the best
that are produced in the line of Now
ers, Reapers and Binders. We have
the agency for the Buckeye, Dee,ing,
and Zzomtson. All good first class
machines that give perfect satisfaction.
Miller's New Model Vibrator
Thresher and the Phoenix Straw, Wood
and Coal Burner Engines are decided
ly the best and most satisfactory and
fast grain saving and cleaning ma
chinery on the market-so says the
threshing men and farmers THAT have
used and seen them work., and they
ought to know. We have the Victor
Clover Huller, the Imperial Straw,
which saves from S to 7 extra hands.
The Acme or Dain Hay Leaders,
Stackers, and CATERERS are the most
labor saveing and profitable machine
for hay makers yet produced. A farm
with grain to cut, might as well try TO
get along without a binder as hay
maker without one of these outfits.
We keep in stock variety OF first
class Thill and Poll Hay Rakes, Rid
ing and Walking Cultivators, Single
and Double Shovel Flows, fine Tooth
Cultivators, Crossing, Breaking, and
Timber Flows, Harrows, Feed Cutter,
Feed Grinders, Holiday and Solid
Wheel Wind Mills and Pumps, Cookie
Mills, Harpoon and Grapple hay
Forks, Hay Carriers.
Garden Wheel Hoes and Seeders,
Lawn Mowers, Four Horse Eveners
for Binders, Road Scrapers and Grad
ers, Farm Scales, &c., &c.
Call and see us. Descriptive circu-
lars furnished free on application.
JENSEN & FlRESTONE. !
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

OFFICIAL statistics just published show
lat the actual effective force of the Ca,
Idian militia is little over IS, OO0men
about one-third as many as are en-.
lied in the United States With two
.iirds as large a population as that OF
:.e Dominion, the State of Ohio has not
,le-quarter of its effective military
.rength, and the superiority of the Ca
Idian militia in drill and discipline is
robably almost equally marked. There
rtainly ought to be a determined eff
'rt on the part of both the State and
Juntry, and bring them up to some
ling like the Canadian standard in
r Toportion to population.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
MANKAro FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1887.
MANKATO CITY.

Thsefty Of kankatO has a population of 10000, is
situated ia SonthWesern Minnesota and sssyround-
ed By one Of the finest agricultural districts in the
Sate. Has four railroads, ris: The G. NJ d 81. n.
thee x.-H., dhe C. 81. p. N. d o., and The
hankato q Elmore. The State Normal School is
located here, and its Pubic Schools are among the
trsf tHths Northeast. FSr the Superiority Of its
clay, brick, limestone, building stone, de-, Nav
k9fo IS noted throughout the land As point
for ,ocoinS and manufacturing IL has no superior
IA the Northspest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Inter- state Commerce Commits
sion ut New Orleans.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, May 3.-The interstate
commerce commission met here yester-
day. Judge Cooley in opening the pro-
ceedings said: at may be well TO say at
the outset that the scope of our author
ity in the premises is very much linn
tied and that we do not propose to go
beyond it. Our investigations are I'M
der the act, but they are not for any
purpose of questioning the propriety,
justice or expediency of that legislation,
the other hand all that has oeen settled
for us and we are here simply for the
purpose of determining the question
whether, in pursuance of the legislation
we shall in certain specified cases Which
have been brought 10 our attention
make exceptional orders, which shall
give relief i'm these cases from the ordin'
airy operations of the law. That is al
we propose 10 do and all we have any
authority To do"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

MONDAY was delivery day for May
"heat in Chicago, and the receipts were
-irger than ever before known. One of
:ae surprises of the day was that the
,rmour wheat, about 10000 bushels,
lid not come out. Other firms did not
. ut ont much wheat, and some wise
. .eads argue that the deal has gone bodi-
i over into June, and instead of deliv-
~ day showing up the deal, the mys-
;rry remains as great as ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

ACCORDING to a Washington dispatch
Bro. Netf, of the Lake CRYSTAL Union has
iackled the interstate commission on
the pass question. He seems TO have a
lingering doubt whether the loss of his
Omaha annual Is all a dream, or real
everyday fact, and has written to the
commission TO decide the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
Rucklen,s Arnica Nalya.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Self Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup.
tons. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by j.
r. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

YEAR has passed since the socialistic
riot IN Chicago, and none of the blood
thirsty Anarchists have vet suffered the
penalty of the law. Wednesday was
the anniversary of the scenes which
We're enacted in Chicago, and in which
the brave policemen met their deaths by
the terrible bombs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
First ins. May @; last May 20.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-ln Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Ohio g. Nc
CurdY, deceased
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Curt tn all persons interested I'm the estate
of Ohio c. McCurdv, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, an instrument I'm writing purport
ing to be the last Will and Testament OF OthC
G. McCurdy deceased, late of said county, has
been delivered to this Court, and application
has been made for the proofs of said instru
ment.
Therefore you and each of you are cited ant
required to appear at the Office OF the Judge
OF Probate I'm the city OF Mankato in said corin
ty on the 4th day OF June, 1897, at 10 O'CLOCK
in the forenoon OF that day and attend tn,
Probate of said will.
In testimony whereof I have hereuntO Sc
my hand and affixed the seal OF the Probat,
Court this 9Th day of May, A. ID. 1887.
g. w. MEAD,
Seal. Judge OF Probate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

A NUMBER of the leading st. Paul pio-
neers held meeting Monday and
made start in the preparations for the
observance of the centennial of the or
ganization of the Northwestern Terri
tory, which is to he held i'm July.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

CINCINNATI and Minneapolis, as well
as other cities, have aspirations to be
the places selected for holding the ma
tional political conventions next year.
Chicago is likely 10 be the fortunate
city, however, as no other place in the
country can offer as many inducements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

As far as can be ascertained, there is
Eot extant copy of the Galveston N7rs
! sued during the days of the Republic
"f Texas, or a man alive who can fix the
i. recise date of the first issue. The Re-
.'ubiic gave place TO the State March
/, 1925. The Ne,cs dates It's origin from
he year 1912. Previous to that time
; yenty-one papers are known to have
"sen started, of which five were in Gal
:. eston- OF those none survive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
EAGLE LAKE, MAY

EAGLE LAKE, May 4.
The storm here the LIST, did much
damage to farmers in the way of blowing
down fencing, timber and chimneys.
Following are the ofiicers-elecl for the
I'd quarter in the Good Templar's lodge
w. G. T.-Chas. Bennett.
W. V. T.-Miss Matte Pressnall.
w. r. SO. A. Sewer.
w. M.-Walt. Hill.
The DAILY FREE Press is a welcome
visitor, but we only wish more of our
citizens would subscribe for it, and learn
what is going on all over the land.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

The magnitude of last Sundays edi-
ton of the Pioneer Press was too much
for their mathematical editor. In ma
king calculation of the number of col
umns of advertisements a mistake of
thirty-three columns was made. One
hundred and ninety three columns was
the correct number.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

The destruction of the Chicago Bridge
Company's works by fire on Monday
evening, caused a loss of 100000, be-
sides throwing out of employment 400
workmen. The works were one of the
most extensive of the kind i'm the world
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

I McCAuLL's three opera companies
closed the season last Saturday at Gin
cinnati, Chicago and Washington, re-
Spectively. The cost of transporting the
actors to New York was 81 80 more than
It wonld have been if the special rates
heretofore enjoyed had not been knock
ID ont by the interstate law.